Our Services
We offer investment management, which includes our advisory services, as well as "advice only".
Full-service discretionary (and recommendation-based) portfolio management includes:
- Review current portfolio's holdings, cost, performance and risk characteristics
- Determine client's risk tolerance and risk capacity and compare to client's goals
- Develop initial strategy including asset allocations
- Articulate future changes in asset allocations and individual securities
- Identify tax consequences and costs (if applicable/available) of making changes
- Coordinate planning with other professionals where appropriate
- Setup new accounts and/or maintain existing accounts/portfolios
- Place trades and review for accuracy
- Review strategy/performance proactively on a predetermined schedule, at least annually
- Track/report progress towards goals
- Prepare financial planning projections
Perform specific projects that client's desire. These services are charged by the project (or by the hour) and are for advice on a specific topic and not ongoing management:
- Prepare financial projections for college savings, retirement income and other financial planning issues
- Evaluate current portfolio and make recommendations for improvement
- Provide an objective "second opinion" of another advisors strategy, recommendations and/or fees
- "Shop" fees/service among alternative service providers
- Develop Investment Policy Statements
- Research cost basis issues/reconcile custodial data to ensure proper reporting
- Research/report on individual investments
